A Book & Movie Review of A House In The Sky by Amanda Lindhout/Sarah Corbett Meet Amanda A House in the Sky is a first-person recount from the victim of a kidnapping in Somalia who was held in captivity for fifteen months. Amanda starts traveling and jet setting at the young age of nineteen, and like most […]

A Book & Movie Review of A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson Meet Bill and Katz Bill is a man at a crossroads who decides to reconnect with nature in a big way by hiking the Appalachian Trail. But why? He is a wealthy author who is married and leads a very comfortable […]

A Book & Movie Review of Wild by Cheryl Strayed Meet Cheryl Uniquely this book is a first-person recount of the author’s own journey of self-discovery. Initially reeling from the life-changing events of her mother’s death and the subsequent drifting away from her family…leads Cheryl down a path of self-destruction and heavy drug use. This […]

A Book Review of Three Story House by Courtney Miller Santo Three Story House In a nutshell this novel takes us through the journey of 3 girls; cousins and childhood best friends who would summer together in Massachusetts. All are going through different life changes as they transition into their thirties and the responsibilities that […]

A Book Review of Girls Who Travel by Nicole Trilivas Girls Who Travel So small confession: I read this entire book in one night. I just couldn’t stop…it was that good. I felt a little bad that the other half of The Thirsty Tourist duo didn’t get a good night’s sleep either because of my […]

A Book Review of The Beach by Alex Garland The Essence of “The Beach” I could review The Beach as a simple location piece, demonstrating the allure of Thailand as a travel destination, but that approach would ignore some very relevant topics. As I read and watched The Beach, I identified some relevant and interesting philosophies […]

A Book Review of The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner What The Geography Of Bliss Is All About… The author of this book is concerned with one thing, finding out what makes people happy. He is a self-admitted grump and wants to find out if this characteristic has something to do with where he […]

Picking The Perfect Travel Book… Are you looking for a travel book to take on your next adventure? At The Thirsty Tourist we are avid readers and always in search of the next best read. We read year-long; The summer warmth entices us to find something we can enjoy at the beach with a backdrop […]